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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Maule MT-7-235 · Shreveport, LA · December 6, 2016

Date: December 6, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5515L
Reported as: Maule MT-7-235
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 230 total73 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5515LRegistered now · Maule MT-7-235S/N 18060C · Built 2003 Airframe modelMaule MT-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Obtained from email via pilot: on dec. 6 an incident took place near kdtn involving me. As I approached zorod on the RNAV 14 into kdtn. My autopilot was engaged and attempted to turn me to the left. I needed to turn right for the parallel into the procedure turn. I noticed the left turn on my aspen PFD at which point I started a turn to right. At this time my PFD read in red letters across crosscheck attitude at which point I realized the autopilot was pulling to the left so I disengaged autopilot looked at my backup gauge and looked back at PFD and heard engine increasing in RPM. I pulled up only to hear it get worse. This is when I realized I was in a nose down attitude. I attempted to correct the attitude a couple times until I regained control. At this time I realized my dash was black. I reached over and cycled my power switch at which time ATC was calling me. They were able to assist me into kshv for a landing.

As the FAA filed it

OBTAINED FROM EMAIL VIA PILOT: ON DEC. 6 AN INCIDENT TOOK PLACE NEAR KDTN INVOLVING ME. AS I APPROACHED ZOROD ON THE RNAV 14 INTO KDTN. MY AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ME TO THE LEFT. I NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT FOR THE PARALLEL INTO THE PROCEDURE TURN. I NOTICED THE LEFT TURN ON MY ASPEN PFD AT WHICH POINT I STARTED A TURN TO RIGHT. AT THIS TIME MY PFD READ IN RED LETTERS ACROSS CROSSCHECK ATTITUDE AT WHICH POINT I REALIZED THE AUTOPILOT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT SO I DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT LOOKED AT MY BACKUP GAUGE AND LOOKED BACK AT PFD AND HEARD ENGINE INCREASING IN RPM. I PULLED UP ONLY TO HEAR IT GET WORSE. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED I WAS IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ATTITUDE A COUPLE TIMES UNTIL I REGAINED CONTROL. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED MY DASH WAS BLACK. I REACHED OVER AND CYCLED MY POWER SWITCH AT WHICH TIME ATC WAS CALLING ME. THEY WERE ABLE TO ASSIST ME INTO KSHV FOR A LANDING.